- Alcyone and Ceyx - Wikipedia
In Greek mythology, Alcyone (or dubiously Halcyone) [1] ( ælˈsaɪəˌni, hælˈsaɪəˌni ; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκυόνη, romanized: Alkyónē) and Ceyx ( ˈsiːɪks ; Κήϋξ, Kḗ x) were a wife and husband who incurred the wrath of the god Zeus for their romantic hubris
- Alcyone • Facts and Information on the Goddess Alcyone
Alcyone is unique in Greek mythology for having two distinct origins, either as a daughter of Atlas and Pleione or alternatively, Aeolus and Enarete As one of the Pleiades, Alcyone is sometimes considered the leader of these celestial sisters
- Alcyone - Greek Mythology
Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus and either Enarete or Aegiale, in Greek mythology She was the wife of Ceyx, son of Phosphorus Alcyone and Ceyx would often refer to themselves as "Zeus" and "Hera", which enraged the god of gods As a punishment, Zeus threw a thunderbolt burning Ceyx' ship, and killing him
- Alcyone Star: Facts About the Brightest Star in the Pleiades
Alcyone, or Eta Tauri in the Bayer system, is a B-type star in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus the Bull It is a multiple star system located roughly 440 light-years from the solar system The eponymous Alcyone is the primary star in the system and is designated Alcyone A
- Alcyone Star | Facts, Information, Location, History Definition
Alcyone, also designated as Eta Tauri, is a multiple star system located in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus, the celestial bull It is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster, surrounded by many fainter stars
- Alcyone (star) - Wikipedia
Alcyone is a blue-white B-type giant, similar to the other bright B-type stars in the Pleiades cluster With an apparent magnitude of +2 87 and absolute magnitude of −2 39, it is the brightest and most luminous star in the Pleiades
- Alcyone (Eta Tauri): Star System, Name, Location, Constellation | Star . . .
Alcyone, Eta Tauri (η Tau) is a multiple star system located at a distance of 440 ly from Earth in the constellation Taurus It is the brightest star in the Pleiades cluster
- The Myth of Halcyon and Ceyx - Greek Myths Greek Mythology
Halcyon (Alcyone, Αλκυόνη in Greek) was the daughter of Aeolus, the god of the winds, and Enarete , a mortal woman Her grandfather was Hellen, the mythical progenitor of the Hellenes As the daughter of a god and a mortal, Halcyon represents the common theme of divine-human interaction in Greek mythology
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